Empowerment

IMPACT changes lives. Taking charge of your own personal safety is hugely empowering. Once you believe that your life is worth fighting for, and that you have the right to live a safe and violence-free life, a transformation can occur in the way you approach life.

We can teach all of the self-defense techniques in the world, but you must believe that your life is worth fighting for, before you are be able to fight for it. Almost all of the students who take our courses leave with a new sense of worth and value—even if they felt strong and confident prior to the class.

Graduates often tell us that they have become more decisive, brave, self-confident, less anxious, or just plain relaxed. Some find it suddenly easy to speak their minds or to stand up for what they believe. Many are surprised to find that they are suddenly thinking clearly under any number of stressful situations—for example, handling an approaching deadline, or engaging a spouse or significant other in a difficult conversation. Others have been able to debunk for themselves the myth that being a woman means being helpless and weak.

IMPACT means never having to:
•  live with the belief that you can’t take care of yourself
•  tolerate behavior that is unsafe or uncomfortable
•  limit your movement in the world
•  feel you are powerless to make choices and take healthy risks
•  stay in relationships that don’t work

Changing these beliefs can change your life.